Ecuador secured a place in the Copa América quarter-finals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament
quarter-finals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament after they finished third in Group B.
Ecuador, who will play world champions Argentina in the quarter-finals, finished level with Mexico on four points but progress to the last eight thanks to a superior goal difference.attacked with real intensity as they sought the win they needed but lacked quality on the ball and failed to record a shot on target.
Mexico continued to throw bodies forward in their search for a winner and were awarded a penalty when Torres appeared to bring down Guillermo Martínez but the decision was overturned after a VAR review. Mexico have now failed to make it out of the group stage in three of their last four Copa América appearances.
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